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Almir Ademoğlu | Jul 18, 2025
A list of our academic research projects for the period January–June 2025 is provided here. Our faculty members and research teams have made significant progress in their work across multidisciplinary fields.
LAST GLACIAL STAGE PALEOCLIMATE OF EASTERN BLACK SEA MOUNTAINS INFERRED FROM GLACIER FLOW MODELLING
- Principle Investigator: Prof.Dr. Mehmet Akif Sarıkaya (Avrasya Yer Bilimleri Enstitüsü)
- Project Funding Agency: TÜBİTAK 1001 Project
- Abstract: The project, in which Dr. Adem Candaş served as a researcher, focused on the glaciation processes of the Late Quaternary period in the Eastern Black Sea Mountains. Using physical glacier flow models and cosmogenic isotope analyses, the study quantitatively revealed glacier dynamics and paleoclimate conditions, combining these findings with the first-ever dating results and physical modeling data from the region.

DESIGN AND MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION OF RARE-EARTH FREE RADIAL-AXIAL FLUX SWITCIHING GENERATORS FOR VARIABLE-SPEED WIND TURBINES IN MICROGRIDS
- Principle Investigator: Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Onur Gülbahçe
- Scientific advisor: Prof. Dr. Aliihsan Koca)
- Project Funding Agency: TÜBİTAK
- Abstract: In this project, variable-speed wind generators with high efficiency, high power density, high energy quality, cost-effective and rare earth magnet free wind generators will be designed for micro-grids.

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Elevator Behaviors In Case of Fire in Buildings
Prof. Dr. C. Erdem İmrak delivered a presentation on the opening day of the conference held as part of the 19th International Elevator Exhibition, "Elevator Istanbul," which took place at the TÜYAP Fair and Congress Center between May 15–18, 2025.

Selection Criteria for Fire-Resistant Elevator Doors and Additional Precautionary Measures
The full-text paper titled "Selection Criteria for Fire-Resistant Elevator Doors and Additional Precautionary Measures", authored by Prof. Dr. C. Erdem İmrak, Assos.Prof.Dr. Adem Candaş, and Research Assist. Dr. Eren Kalay, was presented by Prof. İmrak at the “Architecture and Fire Symposium 2025”, held at ITU Taşkışla on May 8–9, 2025.
İmrak, C.E., Candaş, A., Kalay, E., 2025. Selection Criteria for Fire-Resistant Elevator Doors and Additional Precautionary Measures. XI. Architecture and Fire Symposium 2025, May 8–9, 2025, Istanbul, Turkey.

EasyDisk 2025 - Software for Rotating Disks and Thick Pipes
EasyDisk 2025 Software, which is offered to the use of our students and academicians in order to make detailed analysis on “Rotating Discs and Thick Pipes”, which is one of the important subjects of strength, was developed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adil Yücel within the scope of ENTÜRK National Strength Software Project, in the Experimental Mechanics and Software Development Laboratory within ITU Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Supported by the consultancy of Prof. Dr. Mehmet Alaeddin Arpacı and Assoc. Prof. Uğurcan Eroğlu, the latest version of the software, which can perform strength calculations of rotating disks, thick-walled pipes and shrink-fits, can be downloaded from the address below.
https://www.adilyucel.com/file-share/


